Sulky plow



(No Model.) 3 Sheets-Sheet 1.

C. ANDERSON.

SULKY PLGW.

Patented June 7, 1892l GHI (No Model.) 3 Sheets-Sheet 2.

C. ANDERSON. l

SULKY PLOW.

No. 476,355. Patented June 7, 1892.

(No Model.) 3 Sheets-Sheet 3. C. ANDERSON.

SULKY PLOW.

No. 476,355. Patented June 7, 1892.

UNTTED STATES PATENT Orrrcn.

CHARLES ANDERSON, OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR 'lO THE SOUTH BENDIRON IVORKS, OF SAME PLACE.

SULKY-PLOW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 476,355, dated J' une7, 1892.

Application tiled March 3, 1892. Serial No. 423,630. (No model.) i

To @ZZ whom, it may concern:

Beit known that I, CHARLES ANDERSON, a resident of So'th Bend, in thecounty of St. Joseph and State of Indiana, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Sulk Plows; and I do hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such aswill enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make andro use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in sulky-plows, the object beingto construct a plow of this class in such manner that it may beeffcctually turned to the right or to the left on the road or when atwork by simply guiding the horses in the direction desired.

A further object is to construct the device in such manner that theground or carrying 2o wheels will be shifted when the horses are drivento one side to make a turn, and so that the furrow or caster wheel willautomatically, and without the necessity of being unlocked, partake ofthe same shifting movement as the ground or carrying wheels, and thusfacilitate the turning of the plow.

A further object is to construct a sulkyplow in such manner that ampleprovision will be made for turning either to the right or left, and sothat when the team moves direct-ly forward all the parts will comepromptly and automatically back to their normal positions, the plowcarriage and bottoms being held in rigid positions, so that 3 5 uniformwork will result.

A further object is to so construct a sulkyplow that simplicity andstrength Will be united, and so that economy of labor, both to theplowman and the team, will follow.

IV ith these objects in View the invention consists in certain novelfeatures of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts, ashereinafterset forth, and pointed out in the claims. In the accompanyingdrawings, Figure lis a plan view of my improved plow. Fig. 2 is a sideelevation with one of the ground or carrying wheels removed. Fig. 3 is adetail view.

A A' represent the plow-beams, to which the plows B B are secured. Abracket O is located between the rear ends of the beams A A', and issecured thereto and to the plows B B by means of suitable bolts d. Thebracket O is provided at its rear end with a vertical perforated bossO', in which the shank b of a caster or furrow wheel D is adapted tooperate, said shank being provided with a rigid arm d, for a purposehereinafter explained. The bracket O also serves as a 6o support for adrivers seat O2.

A flanged spacing-plate E is secured to the beams A A between theirforward ends by means of suitable bolts c passing through the flanges ofsaid plate and the beams. The forward ends of the beams A A rest upon asaddle F, to the ends of which a saddle-plate or yoke Gis secured, saidsaddleeplate or yoke being adapted to extend over the beams A A andparallel with the saddle F. The spac- 7o ing-plate E is provided at apoint in proximity to the beam A with a perforated boss f for thepassage of a boltf, said bolt also passing through one of a series ofperforations f2 in the saddle and one of a series of 75 perforationsfSin the saddle-plate or yoke, and thus the beams A A will be pivotallyconnected with the saddle and saddle-plate at one side of the centerthereof, the said saddle and yoke forming a swinging frame. 8o

The saddle F is provided with forwardlyprojecting arms g, in which anaxle H is mounted, to one end of which a crank-arm G is adjustablysecured and carries one of the ground or carrying wheels H. Projectingdownwardly and forwardly from the end of the saddle F opposite theground or carrying wheel H is a skein 71., on which a thimble 7L isloosely mounted. The lower end of the thimble h is made witha perforatedboss for 9o the accommodation of a skein, on which the ground orcarrying wheel II2 is mounted. The free end of the thimble h is recessedto permit the loose attachment thereto of alink h2, and the lower end ofthe said thimble is provided with ears h3, between which the end of alink h4 is pivotally connected. The upper ends of the links h2 h4 arepivotally connected to the ends of a lever h5. The lever h5 is pivotedat a point between its ends to a roo projection on a lever l, whichlever is loosely mounted on one end of the axle H and carries alatch-bar h6, adapted to engage a toothed segment 717, secured to theaxle H, said lever I also carrying latch-operating devices. By

manipulating the operating-lever I the furrow-wheel H2 can be properlyadjusted, as described in my former patent. An operating-lever l issecured to the axle H in prox- IG iinity to the free end thereof andcarries a spring-actuated latch-bar i, adapted to engage a segment t',secured to the saddle F. By manipulating this lever l the plows will beraised or lowered.

The spacing-plate E is made with a downwardly and forwardly projectingportion j, from one side of which an arm projects forwardlyandlaterally., Pi-votally connected to the arm or portionj of the plat-e E,at one -zo side thereof," are U -shaped evener guide-plates K, the otherends of said guide-plates being also connected with the arm j at theoppositev side thereof by means of a bolt j', which passes through theends of said guide-plates and through an elongated slotj2 in the arm Abracket Z is located between the guideplates K and is pivotallyconnected thereto (at the furrow side thereof) by means of a bolt Z. Thelong draft-bar L of a draftevener is secured in the bracket Z and isconnected with a lug Z5, projecting from the saddle F forwardly of theaxle, by means of an adjustable two-part bar L2. The bar L2 comprisestwo sections m m', the section m being loosely connected with the lug Z5and having its other end screw-threaded for the reception of a nut Z2,said screw-threaded end being adapted to pass through a perforated earm2, projecting from the section m. The

4o outer end of the section fm is connected with the draft-bar L bymeans of a bolt Z3, which passes through an elongated slot Z4 in saidsection m. From this construction it will be seen that the movements ofthe horses attached to the draft-bar L will be compensated for withouteffecting any change inthe positions of the wheels relatively to theplowbeams and plows. Pivot-ally connected to the arm '7'3 of the arm jof the plate E is the curved 5o short draft-bar L of the evener, saidshort draft-bar passing loosely between'the parts of the bracket Z, andis retained from escape from said bracket by means of a pin n in the endthereof. A lever M is pivoted at a point between its ends in the forwardends of the guide-plates K and has journaled in its ends anti-frictionrollers h which run on the edge of the short draft-bar L and the bracketwhich supports the long draft-bar L, or on the edge 6o of the draft-barL itself. The free ends of the draft-bars L L of the evener will beprovided with suitable clevises L3. I Connected at one end to the bolt Zand at the other end to the saddle F is a two-part adjustable bar O.This bar O comprises sections o o', the section 0 being pivotallyconnected at one end to the saddle F and at the other end provided withscrew-threads and adapted to pass through a screw-threaded perforationin an ear o2, projecting from the section o of said lever. The outer endof the section 0 is made with an elongated slot 03 for the reception ofthe headed end of the bolt Z. A curved bar or rod P is loosely connectedat one end to a bolt p, inserted in one of a series of perforations p inthe saddle-plate or yoke G, and at the other end said curved bar or rodis loosely connected with the arm d on the stem of the caster-wheel D.

he object of the construction and arrangement of the adjustable bar O isto set the wheels in uniform position to do their work, giving them moreor less gather, as desired. The object of the slot o3 in the section oof the bar G is to permit the turn of the wheels to any desired angle,the length and scope of the turn being` decided by the slot. Byproviding the slot in the bar L ample room will be provided for theunequal movement of the horses and for the purpose, too, of aiding inthe turning of the wheels when a tongue is not. used.

If desired, a tongue may be secured between arms q, projecting upwardlyfrom the saddle-plate G. An eye o' may be secured to the plate E for thereception of the shank of a colter.

Vith the machine constructed and arranged as above described eflicientmeans will be provided for turning the plow either when at work or onthe road, and this is etfectually accomplished automatically, so that aturn may be made to the right or left without difficulty by simplyguiding the horses in the direction desired. Vheu the horses are guidedto one or the other direction, the carryingwheels will be properlyshifted or turned relatively to the plow-beams and plows and thecasterwheel will be automatically shifted (without the necessity ofunlocking) to partake of the same movement. Then plowing, thecaster-wheel will be held strictly in place and prevented from climbingout of the furrow. By means of my improvements, also, all side draftwill be obviated, and should a tongue be used the horses neck-s will notsuffer in the least.

The plow can be used with or without a tongue, as preferred, or ascircumstances may dictate. By virtue of the connections hereinbeforeexplained with the draft features of the plow the caster-wheels respondto and adapts itself to any turn that may be made, insuring uniformplowing and perfect work.

Having fully described my invention, whatI claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

l. In a sulky-plow, the combination, with the beams and a swingingaxle-frame carrying wheels, of a spacing-plate secured between saidbeams, draft devices connected to said spacing-plate, a pivotedcaster-wheel, and a connection betwen the axle-frame and said caster,whereby the two will be turned simul TOO IIO

taneously' when the team is turned, substantially as set forth.

2. In a sulky-plow, the combination, with the beams and a swingingaxle-frame, of draft devices, a pivoted caster-wheel, a connectionbetween said caster-wheel and swinging axlefraine, and an adjustable barpivotally connected at one end to the axle-frame and at the other endwith the guide-plates of the draft devices, substantially as set forth.

3. In a sulky-plow, the combination, with the beams and a swingingaXle-frame, of draft devices, a pivoted caster-wheel, a connectionbetween said caster-wheel and swingingframe, and an adjustable barpivotally connected at one end to the swinging frame, the other end ofsaid bar being made with an elongated slot and connected with theguide-plates of the draft devices, substantially as set forth.

et. In a sulky-plow, the combination, with a swinging frame carryingwheels and draft devices having guide-plates, of a bar pivotallyconnected at one end to the swinging frame and provided at its other endwith an elongated slot and connected with the guideplates of the draftdevices, substantially as set forth.

In a sulky-plow, the combination, with a swinging frame carrying wheelsand draft devices comprising a long and a short bar, of a bar connectedat one end to the swinging frame and at the other end to the long bar ofthe draft devices, substantially as set forth.

G. In a sulky-plow, the combination, with a swinging frame, and wheelscarried thereby, and draft devices comprising a long and a short bar, ofa pivoted caster-wheel, a connection between the caster-wheel andswinging frame, and a bar connected at one end with the swinging frameand at the other end to the long arm of the draft devices, substantiallyas set forth.

7. In a sulky-plow, the combination, with a swinging frame, wheelscarried thereby, and draft devices comprising a long and a short.swinging frame and provided at its other end with an elongated slot andconnected with the long bar of the draft devices, substantially as setforth. U

9. In a sulky-plow, the combination, with a swinging frame, beams, and aspacing-plate rigidly secured to said beams, of guide-plates secured tothe spacing-plate, a short draft-bar also connected to saidspacing-plate, a larger draft-bar carried by the guide-plates, and alever pivoted to the guide-plates and bearing against the front edges ofboth draft-bars..

l0. In a sulky-plow, the combination, with plow-beams and aspacing-plate secured between them, of U-shaped guide-plates pivotallyconnected at one en d to said spacing-plate and having a slidingconnection at their other 7o ends with said plate, and draft devicesconnected to said guide-plates, substantially as set forth.

l1. In a sulky-plow, the combination, with plow-beams and aspacing-plate, of guideplates connected thereto, a bracket pivotallyconnected between said guide-plates, a long draft-bar secu red to saidbracket, a short draftbar pivot-ally connected to said spacing-plate andpassing through said bracket, and a lever pivoted between its ends tothe guide-plates and bearing against the draft-bars, substantially asset forth.

In testimony whereof I have Signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscrib- 85 ing witnesses.

CHARLES ANDERSON. Witnesses: F. G. N IPPOLD, J. T. WALKER.

